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14-letter words containing b, o, s, t, a, n

  • spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
  • st. marylebone — former metropolitan borough of London: since 1965, part of Westminster
  • stabbing board — A stabbing board is a platform in the derrick, on which the derrickhand stands to run in casing.
  • staggering bob — a newborn calf.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • sub-peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • subaggregation — a subtotalling
  • subarborescent — below or under trees
  • subassociation — an association that forms part of a larger association
  • subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
  • subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
  • subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
  • subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
  • subinfeudation — the granting of a portion of an estate by a feudal tenant to a subtenant, held from the tenant on terms similar to those of the grant to the tenant.
  • subinfeudatory — a person who holds by subinfeudation.
  • subinsinuation — an indirect or incomplete insinuation
  • subspontaneous — coming or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency; without effort or premeditation; natural and unconstrained; unplanned: a spontaneous burst of applause.
  • substantiation — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • substantiators — to establish by proof or competent evidence: to substantiate a charge.
  • substitutional — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
  • superabsorbent — extremely or unusually absorbent: superabsorbent fibers.
  • tensor bandage — a wide elasticized bandage that supports injured joints
  • terminal bonus — a bonus paid on a life insurance policy when the holder reaches a certain age or dies
  • the-bostonians — a novel (1886) by Henry James.
  • thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
  • to break ranks — If you say that a member of a group or organization breaks ranks, you mean that they disobey the instructions of their group or organization.
  • transfer orbit — the flight path of a space vehicle moving from a nearly circular orbit to one with different parameters.
  • un-subordinate — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
  • uncollectables — things that are not collectable
  • undemonstrable — not able to be made evident
  • unmentionables — not mentionable; inappropriate, unfit, or improper for mention, as in polite conversation; unspeakable.
  • unquestionable — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
  • unquestionably — not open to question; beyond doubt or dispute; indisputable; undeniable; certain: an unquestionable fact.
  • unsubordinated — noting or designating a debt obligation whose holder is placed in precedence below secured and general creditors: subordinated debentures.
  • unsurmountable — to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over: to surmount a hill.
  • vasoinhibitory — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
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